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Carn Gluze
Date Added: 18th Sep 2010
Site Type: Chambered Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 24th Feb 2004
Carn Gluze submitted by TheCaptain on 24th Feb 2004. Ballowall Barrow / Carn Gluze. July 2003
Difficult to get a good picture of, but I quite like the way this one shows the position of the barrow with respect to the clifftop views.
Others will probably have better pictures of the structure itself
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Carn Kenidjack propped stone
Date Added: 29th Jun 2023
Site Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2023
Carn Kenidjack propped stone submitted by cornishstargazer on 16th Jul 2020. Possible propped stone found on Carn Kenidjack. It has two points of contact and sits proud on the northern end of the natural rocky outcrop.
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Log Text: Big walk round the Botallack mines area today, starting off by walking up to the top of Carn Kenidjack. Some lovely cattle grazing up here, who don't seem to mind my presence as I greet them all. I am not convinced of anything other than natural up here. Everything is hazy up here today with a sea mist rolling in, so I miss out on the views.
Carn Lês Boel
Date Added: 17th Jul 2023
Site Type: Promontory Fort / Cliff Castle
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 14th Jun 2023
Carn Lês Boel submitted by JimChampion on 29th Aug 2008. August 2007. View across Mill Bay towards the Carn Lês Boel headland. The shallow inner ditch and bank are quite clearly highlighted by the low evening sunlight - look just above the shadowy chasm. There is a narrower, fainter outer ditch that reaches to the top left of the chasm - possibly an unfinished outer defence.
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Log Text: Walk from St Levan along the coast path, through Porthgwarra and out to Gwennap Head. Keep going right round to Carn Barra where I stop for my pasty, overlooking Zawn Kellys to Carn Lês Boel and Lands End. I spend ages watching the flocks of seabirds on the sea, no doubt all above shoals of fish, fulmars soaring around in the coves and their nests on the cliffs, and lots of choughs busying themselves between feeding on the clifftops and taking food to their nests on the cliffs. Its great to see the choughs back here again. Fabulous.
Carn Pica
Date Added: 28th Oct 2019
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Powys)
Visited: Yes on 20th Aug 2019
Carn Pica submitted by TheCaptain on 28th Aug 2019. Carn Pica. The splendid "modern" cairn probably sits on the position of an ancient cairn.
View east down the valley of the River Usk. Black Mountains in the distance
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Log Text: A splendid "modern" cairn at the top of the most easterly tip of the main Brecon Beacons ridge, just to the east of the summit of Waun Rydd, probably built at the position of an ancient cairn.
Carn y Defaid (N)
Date Added: 4th Apr 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 26th Mar 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Carn y Defaid (N) submitted by PBertson on 1st May 2023. Looking across the cairn to show the dip in the middle. Blorenge TV masts in background.
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Log Text: From the hilltop southern cairn, the northern cairn can be seen about 100m away down the slight slope with Blorenge and Ysgyryd in the distance. But the ground underfoot up here is so bad for walking across, no path, knee deep heather, broken stone, muddy holes and adders, that I didn't risk my ankles in going over to it.
Carn y Defaid (S)
Date Added: 31st Mar 2025
Site Type: Cairn
Country: Wales (Monmouthshire)
Visited: Yes on 26th Mar 2025. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Carn y Defaid (S) submitted by TheCaptain on 31st Mar 2025. Carn y Defaid (S) viewed looking east.
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Log Text: A visit Raglan Castle, and as it's such a lovely day and seeing the hills on the horizon, I just had to go up top of Blorenge and walk along to the highly visible Carn y Defaid. It's a terrible path underfoot from the Foxhunter car park, all a jumble of rocks, bog and heather. The hilltop southern cairn can be seen from miles around, and equally, on a day like today, can see for miles from it. To the north is the great whaleback moutain Blorenge, while to the northeast, over Abergavenny, can be seen the broken hill of Ysgyryd. Superb, but I do remember being here in the past, all cold and wet with about 10 yards visibility!
Carnac Musée de Préhistoire
Trip No.203 Entry No.413 Date Added: 21st May 2020
Site Type: Museum
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 14th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 5
Carnac Musée de Préhistoire submitted by rw1 on 4th Mar 2008. 09/2007
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Log Text: There is lots of stuff in here, found at various places in the locality. Some good explanations of the various types of dolmen and tumulus to be found, and some lovely replicas of many of the engraved stones to be found. Seems like I have seen most of these now.
Carnac Plage Dolmen
Trip No.206 Entry No.35 Date Added: 23rd Mar 2025
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Carnac Plage dolmen submitted by Ogneslav on 19th Jul 2008. Carnac Plage dolmen
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Log Text: In square Leblois in the seaside resort of Carnac plage can be found a dolmen and a menhir.
Carnac Plage menhir
Trip No.216 Entry No.36 Date Added: 23rd Mar 2025
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Bretagne:Morbihan (56))
Visited: Yes on 29th Jun 2016. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 3 Access 5
Carnac Plage menhir submitted by TheCaptain on 23rd Mar 2025. In square Leblois in the seaside resort of Carnac plage can be found a dolmen and a menhir.
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Log Text: In square Leblois in the seaside resort of Carnac plage can be found a dolmen and a menhir.
Carnac Pyrénéen
Trip No.205 Entry No.65 Date Added: 26th Oct 2020
Site Type: Stone Circle
Country: France (Midi:Haute-Garonne (31))
Visited: Yes on 9th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 3
Carnac Pyrénéen submitted by thecaptain on 8th Oct 2005. The most significant circle in the larger group of Cromlechs up on Mail de Soupene mountain high up above Bagneres-de-Luchon.
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Log Text: Blimey, its almost sunny. In fact it is sunny at the tops of the mountains. I'd better get a move on. A bakers van comes round the camp site which is a help. Put last nights wet stuff outside to dry off. Leave the campsite by 10:00 and drive to Benque. Unfortunately I cannot park where I want to. Look at the maps and go elsewhere where I can park at the edge of the main road a bit further up the valley, and start walking up a different path. It is now warm and sunny, so I change back into shorts and techno shirt. Pack bag, boots on and away by 10 to 11.
The route is along a flat track at first, and then it joins with the path I would have been on at the edge of the village. The path is now quite steep, zig zagging up the side of the mountain, but its a well used track with occasional signs. I get to the first set of cromlechs at 11:45. The views from up here are beautiful all around, and there are all sorts of big birds flying around, and mushrooms etc. There are a few of the autumn crocus flowers looking to poke their heads out and bloom. The only other people around are 4 English people, who I saw parking where I had wanted to in the village. Cars will fit there, but not camper vans.
The 4 English people join me at the circles and we chat a bit. They are out walking and looking at the birds. Probably about my age and out here on a months holiday! There are lots of vultures about just above us. There is a sheep carcas further up the hill that they are after, but there is a dog up there also, so the vultures are circling, waiting... They have counted over 60 of them. A fantastic sight.
On the way back from here there are lots of those lovely flat thistle flowers out, and also some of the autumn crocus. This morning they were just pushing their heads through the soil, but now they are in full flower. Beautiful. It was a wonderful few hours up here in the hills, but now I have to get on. The weather has now cleared enough that I can see some glaciers up on the distant ridge. I get back down to the van just after 4:00, and decide to move on. I decide to head for Spain, over the Col du Portillon, which doesn't seem too far up, but its a massive drop down the other side into Spain.
Carnbean Barrows
Date Added: 29th Jun 2023
Site Type: Round Barrow(s)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 10th Jun 2023
Carnbean Barrows submitted by Bladup on 1st Jul 2020. Carnbean Barrow SW38283313., Well well well, who'd have thought there'd be a undeniable large disc barrow here in this part of sunny Cornwall, it even has it's little central mound intact, I've been here before but it was very overgrown but now it's clear (well done the clearers) and blooming heck I never expected to see this!!!
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Log Text: Big walk round the Botallack mines area today, starting off by walking up to the top of Carn Kenidjack, so have a look at the barrow while I am on the way there. Some lovely cattle grazing up here, who don't seem to mind my presence as I greet them all.
Carneglos Barrow
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ring Cairn
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Ambience 2 Access 3
Carneglos Barrow submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Jun 2023. Somewhere in the dense forest is this barrow. The forest track passes close by, but there is no easy way in, but I am sure I could glimpse some raised earthworks in places.
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Log Text: Somewhere in the dense forest is this barrow. The forest track passes close by, butthere is no easy way in, but I am sure I could glimpse some raised earthworks in places.
Carneglos row
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Stone Row / Alignment
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Carneglos row submitted by SandyG on 17th Jan 2018. Stone row in the foreground and the distinctive Brown Willy beyond. View from south east (Scale 1m).
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Log Text: On the way back from another failed attempt to get to Goodaver circle, I decided not to completely give up, and went for a look for the stone row, in an open field to the west of the northern corner of the forest. It's open access land, and easy to enter the field after taking the track westwards from the radio mast. I first found what looked to be the remains of a hut circle, and then found the stone row. Its clearly an ancient stone row, with a few fairly big stones, but most of them are fairly small. The ground here was very rough and dry after such a prolonged period with no rain, but looks like it gets boggy and well trodden and churned up by the cattle in the fields.
Carneglos settlement
Date Added: 27th Jun 2023
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 9th Jun 2023. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Carneglos settlement submitted by TheCaptain on 27th Jun 2023. what looks to be the remains of a hut circle
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Log Text: On the way back from another failed attempt to get to Goodaver circle, I decided not to completely give up, and went for a look for the stone row, in an open field to the west of the northern corner of the forest. It's open access land, and easy to enter the field after taking the track westwards from the radio mast. I first found what looked to be the remains of a hut circle, before finding the stone row.
Carnewas Longstone
Date Added: 29th Oct 2019
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: England (Cornwall)
Visited: Yes on 3rd Jan 2013
Carnewas Longstone submitted by theCaptain on 3rd Jan 2013. There are several other large quartzy blocks laying around in the Bedruthan Steps clifftop area at various places.
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Carreg Samson, Abercastle
Date Added: 3rd Nov 2019
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Wales (Pembrokeshire)
Visited: Yes on 5th Oct 2015. My rating: Condition 5 Ambience 4 Access 4
Carreg Samson, Abercastle submitted by Horatio on 13th May 2019. In a dramatic clifftop location just outside the pretty port of Abercastle stands a Neolithic burial chamber known as Carreg Samson. The name translates as 'Samson's Stone' and refers to the legend that St Samson placed the huge capstone in place using just his little finger.
The dolmen is composed of seven upright stones topped by a huge capstone. The capstone is over 4.5m long (about 15 feet) and 2.7m wide (9 feet). The capstone is actually balanced perfectly on just 3 of the 7 support st...
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Carrières Dolmen
Trip No.205 Entry No.190 Date Added: 25th Nov 2020
Site Type: Burial Chamber or Dolmen
Country: France (Languedoc:Hérault (34))
Visited: Yes on 20th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 2 Access 4
Carrières dolmen submitted by thecaptain on 10th Mar 2009. In the woods beyond an old disused little quarry, can be found the remains of this dolmen, with its massive backslab giving its position away.
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Log Text: Just outside the little town of Viols-le-Fort, to the west, take the road south towards the quarry. After 300 m the road either enters the quarry or goes around to the left. Park here. In the woods just to the right, beyond an old disused little quarry can be found the remains of this dolmen, with its massive backslab giving its position away. It is in a large mound of stones, and got lots of rubbish strewn about all over it.
The massive chamber is about 4 metres square, and apart from the 6 metre by 3 metre high backslab, is made using drystone vaulting. There seems to be an anti-chamber, 2m by 2m before an entry passageway opening west at about 250°, bu it is a bit of a mess at this end. There appears to be a ring of large slabs around the outside. Apart from all the junk, this would be a pretty impressive monument, and would be a prime contender for some sort of restoration.
Carrieres menhir
Trip No.205 Entry No.137 Date Added: 10th Nov 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Midi:Tarn (81))
Visited: Yes on 16th Sep 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 5
Carrieres menhir submitted by theCaptain on 5th Nov 2010. While driving through Carrieres towards Nages from the southeast, I saw a little menhir shining in the low sun beside the road near to a cross.
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Log Text: While driving through Carriers towards Nages from the southeast, I saw a little menhir shining in the low sun beside the road near to a cross. Its not much more than a metre tall, and possibly once had markings on it, and is a very pale coloured stone. It is nicely presented in its little garden like setting.
Cassis Menhir
Trip No.203 Entry No.301 Date Added: 26th Apr 2020
Site Type: Standing Stone (Menhir)
Country: France (Pays de la Loire:Loire-Atlantique)
Visited: Yes on 8th Jun 2005. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 3 Access 3
Cassis Menhir submitted by thecaptain on 18th Nov 2009. In the middle of a field of Barley, this large menhir is signposted from the village.
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Log Text: In the middle of a field of Barley, this large menhir is signposted from the village.
Castle Ditches (Glamorgan)
Date Added: 9th Sep 2020
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Wales (South Glamorgan)
Visited: Saw from a distance on 21st Sep 2019
Castle Ditches (Glamorgan) submitted by TheCaptain on 22nd Sep 2019. The wooded remnants of the Castle Ditches promotary fort near Llantwit Major.
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Log Text: Wooded remnants of the Castle Ditches promotary fort near Llantwit Major.